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Trustev CEO, Pat Phelan. Image credit: Neil Danton.

Trustev Acquired by US Company, Plans to Continue to Grow its Team in Cork

Trustev, the fraud-busting Cork startup founded by Pat Phelan and Chris Kennedy has been acquired by one of its investors, TransUnion, a US based company specialising in credit reporting. The companies have partnered in providing joint solutions to prevent fraud, and this morning they reported that TransUnion had agreed to buy Trustev for $21m, plus […]

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The Biggest Crime Spree in US History [Podcast]

Our guest on today’s podcast (33:05; 19MB; MP3) is Neal O’Farrell, an internationally recognised expert in fraud and personal security, who has spent over 30 years working on security issues in Ireland, the UK and now in the US, where is the founder and Executive Director of The Identity Theft Council, an organisation which … … […]

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Loyaltybuild Ripples Spread

Details continue to emerge surrounding the security breach involving customer’s financial data at LoyaltyBuild.  The ESB has confirmed that 6,700 of its customers have had non-financial data compromised in the attack. According to The Irish Times: Loyaltybuild said the further data breaches, yet to be publicised, had only come to light late yesterday evening and […]

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